We are pleased to announce the publication of a new special issue of Journal of Perpetrator Research, emerging from the conference “Reflections on the Boundaries of Perpetrator Studies: Looking at Violence, Politics, and Harm” (26–27 June 2024, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium). The conference was organized by Dr Margaux Coquet (Université de Luxembourg), Dr…

We are pleased to share our December issue with you! This substantial issue brings together both historical examples and contemporary cases, from Nigeria to Romania, showing how the interaction of legal, extra-legal, institutional and ideological regimes and practices define perpetration of mass violence. The issue features four standalone articles, a special section comprising five articles,…

A podcast series discussing topics in genocide studies with scholars and individuals deeply involved in understanding the complexities of genocide and its perpetrators. Presented by Saba Carrim, a writer and scholar of Genocide Studies, along with co-host Luis Gonzalez-Aponte. Tune in to this podcast series for insightful discussions on pressing topics in the field. You…

With Samantha Mitschke and Alexandra Gellner. Blending performing arts and history, Lights Up on the Dark delves into what it means to represent the Holocaust onstage. Co-hosting from London and New York, theatre historian Samantha Mitschke and actor Alexandra Gellner discuss all things Holocaust-theatre. Bringing their perspectives as Holocaust educators, the pair look at how…

Terribly and Terrifyingly normal? A podcast series on the perpetrators of mass atrocities by Nicola Quaedvlieg and Alette Smeulers. The attacks on 9/11, the invasion in Ukraine, the rise of the Islamic State, the genocides in Srebrenica, Rwanda, Cambodia and Nazi Germany are all incredible acts of human cruelty. They make us wonder: who are…

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